Oude Molen

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Haltersen molen in 1787. Derived from oud (“old”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a windmill built in 1617. So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwe Molen.
• (Overijssel) Attested as Oude Molen in 1832. Derived from oud (“old”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a nearby windmill. See also Dutch Low Saxon Olde Meule.
• (Zeeland) Attested as Oudemolen in 1899. Derived from oud (“old”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a former windmill demolished in 1921. So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwe Molen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑu̯.də ˈmoː.lə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Ou‧de Mo‧len
• Rhymes: -oːlən
• Homophone: Oude-Molen

Proper noun

Oude Molen n

1. A hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.
3. A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oude molen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN